I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 339 The Player

"Four gates—"

Lady Lu, her body enveloped in white steam, flashed and sped toward a group of little girls surrounded by cats.

The distance between them shortened rapidly, and they were within reach in the blink of an eye.

brush,

But the next moment
A tall figure blocked Luffy's view.

The outstretched five fingers rapidly enlarged in the one-armed boy's pupils, covering his face; then an irresistible force surged forth, leaving only the whistling sound of bones being scraped in his ears, and the world before his eyes spun around him.

boom! boom! boom! boom!
After being grabbed by the face and thrown out, crashing into the sea and creating a series of huge waves, the one-armed boy finally managed to tumble and stand up.

Luffy, who opened all four gates

In terms of power and speed alone, it can be considered above average in the Tiger class.

However, this "numerical monster" encountered a formidable foe who was also a "numerical monster".

"General Kafka?"

Looking up at the enemy blocking his way, Luffy exhaled a breath of hot steam.

"No, you are just an 'illusion'."

Takahashi Eileen's ability is also well-known in the supernatural world: wish fulfillment!

Is there any ability more incredible than this?

No, not really.

For example, Yu-kun's "super god fake painting" directly created the appearance of a "god".

Takahashi Eileen's ability has two prerequisites: she must have seen it before, and she must believe that she can create it.

"That's right, I'm just an illusion."

A scarred man wearing a white suit and a white military overcoat stood on the sea.

"But with me here, no one can hurt Ai Ling!"

Takahashi Eileen has not been idle during this time either. Her strength is steadily improving, and she is now able to perfectly 'simulate' Kafka in his normal state; even Kafka in his 'Great Demon State' can be simulated to a seven-tenths similarity.

Kafka Riku's strength goes without saying; although he couldn't defeat Hyuga Toneri, he couldn't even touch Abe no Seimei.

But in this world, who can rival Abe no Seimei?
"Is that so—"

With one arm resting on the sea, the half-squatting boy's gaze passed over Kafka and landed on Takahashi Eileen.

But I have to go.

"Takahashi Eileen, I will stop you; I will stop you at all costs!"

Among the 'great demons' of the Nine-Tailed Fox's forces, Takahashi Eileen is the most unique: she is human and was originally the master of the extraordinary being 'Nekomatsuri', but she fell from the clouds to the mortal world because she lost the extraordinary cat.

If that were the case, it would be fine.

But then she gained extraordinary abilities once again!
The loss of her super cat and everything she experienced made her disillusioned with her family of origin, leading her to create her own 'family' to accompany her.

Afterwards, she joined the Nine-Tailed Fox's forces with Paper Dance. Although she did not attack ordinary people, the army and superhumans still had to face her cat army!
Her "wish fulfillment" ability is typical of a summoner: whether it's the colossal cat demon "Photon" or Kafka Riku, they all possess Demon-level strength. Even though they are usually at the bottom of the Demon-level, they are still formidable enemies for most superhumans.

Besides, there are hundreds of thousands of cats with the ability to play 'hide-and-seek'~~
That's absolutely heartless.

"Open the four gates!"

When the four doors are opened again, the skin turns crimson red due to the rapid flow of blood.

At the same time, pale blue 'spiritual power' rose around Luffy, and that wasn't all.

"Then, Luffy—"

A bottle flew by and Luffy caught it with his hand.

Glug glug

After tilting his head back and drinking the bottle of 'Hero's Water', Luffy's spiritual power surged once again!
puff,

The skin on my body couldn't withstand it and cracks appeared.

"three minutes,"

Exceeding the time limit

Luffy's body will then undergo an irreversible collapse.

brush,

In the next instant, Luffy appeared in front of the Kafka illusion, his fist, accompanied by a cone-shaped storm, hurtling towards it.

boom! !

At the same time, a huge, straight wave suddenly surged up from the sea.

Those were the tracks left by Luffy's speed; the seawater that landed on him didn't even have time to 'react' in the face of his terrifying speed.

"Powerful Fist!"

Kafka's illusion was not to be outdone and threw a punch at him in return.

boom------

The air was like the ocean, rippling with waves!

The sea, as always, reacted sluggishly, first suddenly plunging downwards to create a giant crater! Then, like a violently vibrating drumhead, concentric circles of giant waves spread out in all directions: the farther away from the two people, the higher they surged, from a few meters to tens of meters, then to hundreds of meters!

Rumble rumble rumble,

The towering waves transformed into 'mountains' capable of easily capsizing warships, spreading outwards and causing the people and cat on the nearby battlefield to turn their heads involuntarily.

"Meow~~"

The giant cat, 'Photon,' let out a disgruntled meow; he didn't want to get seawater drenched in his face.

With a powerful push of his limbs, his massive body soared into the sky, his claws blazing with cloud-like flames, carrying him through the air.

Look closely, and you'll see that it's not some kind of 'blazing flame'; rather, it's thousands upon thousands of leaping cat spirits carrying their 'gods' in mid-air, easily dodging the hundred-meter-high waves.

And the other few people—

brush,

A figure flashed,
Roman appeared beside Old Man Song;

He held Annie in one arm and placed the other on Old Man Song's shoulder.

swipe, swipe, swipe

With a few quick movements, using the Water Instant Technique which was like 'teleportation', Roman easily brought the two of them to:
Behind the giant wave!

If a ship encounters a super giant wave at sea,
The only way to survive is to charge headlong into the giant wave!
Surviving the giant waves offers a chance to live, but turning back to run away only leads to being caught and swallowed up.

"Gentlemen, the battle is now in your hands."

Dodging the giant waves with a teleportation, Roman, dressed in a suit and tie, wearing sunglasses and with blond hair, looked up at the cat-like 'Mitsuko' walking on clouds in mid-air.

"We must hold off this giant cat until Luffy decides the outcome."

Although saying this might be a bit of self-aggrandizement, we can only rely on Luffy's side.

"I'll try my best." On the surging sea, Old Man Song grabbed with both hands.

"Ocean current——"

He scooped up the seawater and hurled it into the air.

"Gunwave!"

"Shielded Ebony Hat!"

The little girl Annie rallied and once again conjured a giant water monster: this time, its height exceeded twenty meters.

It can only be said that the battlefield truly is the best place to train a person. After all—

If you can't achieve a breakthrough, you'll die!
Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Non-professional waters,
The 'Shenmu' is a ground-effect flight aircraft carrier.

A large number of intelligence personnel were busy in front of their computers, constantly sorting out various videos and battle reports from the front lines, and then compiling the information to report to the commander.

"The Blood-Red Hashira clone appeared in Balanmogan County, where it was stopped by two mysterious figures."

Since Blood Hakama was just an avatar, it seemed that the two 'mysterious men' were evenly matched and it was unlikely that a victor would be determined in the short term.

"The Sea Serpent is currently engaged in a fierce battle with 'Nine Skyswinging Love' in Bitong County; the two sides are evenly matched."

The two colossal beasts rolled and tumbled, and before them, the city was nothing more than weeds beneath their feet; with a single roll, countless buildings were crushed into dust.

"Takahashi Eileen is currently in Ternat County, being blocked by four 'Shichibukai': Takahashi Eileen is clearly not using her full strength."

The development of superhuman abilities in the Iberian Peninsula started late, and the so-called 'Seven Warlords of the Sea' only hovered around the Tiger level: in Japan, they would only be local leaders and not top-tier powerhouses; but in the Iberian Peninsula, they were already among the strongest superhumans.

In other words, she was lucky to meet Takahashi Eileen: after all, she was just a little girl, and she wouldn't easily kill someone she had no grudge against.

If it were any of the other powerful demons, they would have been killed or wounded long ago!
"Two half-grown demons, as expected."

"Closely monitor the battle situation,"

In Wanya County, standing atop a 'mountain' formed by piles of charred demons, Director Zhuya, wielding a 'bursting knife,' pressed her earpiece.

"Holy Son, take men to Ternat County. If those 'Seven Warlords of the Sea' are defeated, immediately launch a rescue operation."

Most members of the Extraordinary Countermeasures Department are Wolf-level, with only the Holy Son reaching Tiger-level.

But the 'Uranium Light Wave Fist' they practice allows them to fly!

Whether it's rushing to provide support or making swift movements, it's extremely convenient.

"Speaking of which, I can actually do that too—"

With a push of her feet, Director Zhuya leaped into the air amidst the crashing collapse of countless charred demon corpses.

"Uranium Light Wave Fist - Fighter Jet Soaring!"

A pale green spiritual energy emanated from the director, forming a pair of 'wings'.

Regardless of whether it's scientifically sound or not, propelled by these wings, Director Zhu Ya sped off to other battlefields.

His goal was to reach Bitong County!
On the one hand, he was very wary of the situation with 'Nine Empty Shakes Love'.

All of Jiu Kong Yao Ai's abilities are related to 'snakes', and given that Abe no Seimei once infiltrated her home, one can't help but wonder: could her abilities come from the Yamata no Orochi?
Jiu Kongyao's hatred for Orochi seemed genuine.

But given her personality, she would never refuse Orochi's power: coupled with her rapid increase in strength, it's highly likely that she truly obtained Orochi's power.

Anyone with a brain knows there's something fishy about this power! Coupled with Abe no Seimei's allowance for her to grow stronger, if there's no conspiracy behind it, then Director Takeya should just rip his head off and use it as a football!

On the other hand, his 'Explosive Blade' is best suited for attacking large targets.

Takahashi Eileen wouldn't kill easily; she could spare the lives of those 'Seven Warlords' even if she couldn't defeat them, provided she didn't get killed by Nekomata 'Mitsuko'.

As for the Blood Hakama clone, Director Zhuya once saw that kind of black robe with red clouds at Youjun's house; with that great Yin-Yang Master's ability to summon gods with a wave of his hand, how could anyone connected with him be an easy person?
Moreover, the mysterious man with the 'fox mask' spread the forest with his every move, practically making it clear that he was a follower of the 'Inari God'.

Therefore, the director prepared to go to the battlefield of Jiu Kong Yao Ai and act according to the situation.

As for whether other nine-tailed demons also joined the battle?

The Sea Kingdom isn't to be trifled with!

If the Nine-Tailed Fox forces hadn't had most of their fighting power tied up by the Sea Kingdom, Director Zhuya wouldn't have dared to step into this battlefield.

He came as reinforcements and to hone his skills, not to die.

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"Sherman and Guren need to be wary of Ootakemaru."

"Only these two Ghost-level experts can withstand the attack of the Sea Kingdom's young master."

"We must keep a close eye on 'Hai Ming's' movements. If we allow this 'Master of Ghosts and Gods' to unleash a large-scale spell, the Nine-Tailed Fox's forces will immediately suffer heavy losses."

"As for 'Haya,' it was originally one of the cursed divine artifacts; after being refined by Tamamo-no-Mae into her own tail, it lost all consciousness and simply instinctively expanded into mist to provide protection for the Nine-Tails' forces."

As a result, the only powerful demons that the Nine-Tailed Fox's forces can still utilize are Blood Hakama, Sea Serpent, Paper Dance, and Takahashi Eileen.

As his fingers traced across the desk, three-headed 'great demon' phantoms appeared on the map.

The Sea Kingdom also has two powerful demons: Kyūjīra and Kani-hime.

To guard against a large-scale invasion by the Sea Kingdom, Blood Hakka and Paper Dance were also left in the mist.

As a result, the only great demons capable of joining the Nicaean battlefield are the Sea Serpent, Ai Ling, and the Blood Hakama, who can participate in the battle through 'clones'.

If two half-grown demons can't even handle this as 'sparring partners,' then it can only prove that they haven't tried hard enough—not to mention there's also Jiu Kong Yao Ai: a hastily trained ghost-level being, she's still a ghost-level being!
Knock knock knock,

A knock on the door interrupted someone's thoughts.

"Please come in,"

"Principal, this is a list of supplies sent from the southern sea area. Please take a look."

A young female teacher, dressed in a women's suit and walking with a neat and efficient gait, entered the office and respectfully handed the documents in her hand to You behind the desk.

The so-called supplies sent from the southern seas were naturally the two special products of the Sea Kingdom: 'Hero's Water' and 'Devil Fruit'.

As for the extraordinary pearl?

This school doesn't need it.
The prerequisite for entering a sorcery school is to possess spiritual power and become an extraordinary being.

"Is the principal looking at a map because he's concerned about the situation in Nicaea?"

The female teacher's gaze fell on the map on the desk.
"It is a blessing for our island nation and the world to have a principal with such extraordinary concern for the world."

"Stop praising me!"

Yu answered casually while flipping through the documents in her hand.

"I'm just an ordinary person who's trying to become stronger."

However, the female teacher's admiration grew into deep respect.

It's not that anyone possesses the power to intimidate a nation—no, the entire world—yet remains so humble.

Outsiders say that the principal was invincible in his youth, indifferent to fame and fortune, and without desires; but now it seems that he is clearly concerned about the battle situation.

I hope this can help the principal in some way.

(End of this chapter)